Matej Mohoric put on a display of descending prowess that would make his Bahrain-Merida teammate Vincenzo Nibali proud, using a late attack and no brakes on the hair-raising finale to take out the victory in the GP Industria e Artigianato in Larciano.

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The 23-year-old held off the chase of Marco Canola (Nippo-Vini Fantini) on the flat run-in to take out his first victory of the season. 11 seconds later, Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli) took the sprint from a much-reduced bunch for third.

Mohoric played off a late attack from teammate Giovanni Visconti, who joined Ballerini and Bora-Hansgrohe's Cesare Benedetti in a breakaway with two laps to go. Benedetti, who initiated the move, was dropped on the climb during the final lap, while Mohoric sat in the ever-decreasing group behind waiting for the final ascent.

There was a flurry of attacks as Ballerini came back, with Rafal Majka's (Bora-Hansgrohe), Daniel Martinez (EF Education First-Drapac), Krists Neilands (Israel Cycling Academy), Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) and Ivan Santaromita (Nippo-Vini Faniti) all putting in digs. But it was Mohoric's jump just before the crest and subsequent dare-devil descending that proved successful.

"I have to thank all my teammates for the great work they have done throughout the day," Mohoric said. "I knew that the climb was long and that I could get back in the first group without spending too much energy. I wanted to help Giovanni Visconti in the final and when Majka left I went after him. I found myself in the front and so I decided to go all the way.

"I have been studying the climb in the first three laps and I knew that if I had taken the last descent first I could have played my chances. Before the end of the descent, I turned around and saw that nobody was there, after that I did not turn around until I was over the finish line!"

The victory comes after a solid result in Strade Bianche, where he finished 11th, and is his first major one-day win since taking the U23 world title in 2013.

"It's a very important success because it's my first victory with the Bahrain Merida Team's jersey," Mohoric continued. "After Abu Dhabi Tour, I trained well and I had good feelings. Yesterday I did a good Strade Bianche and today it went even better! Now I will start to concentrate on the Giro d'Italia."

Canola's second place was also his best outing so far this season after closing out last year with a win in the Japan Cup, but he was still left wondering what if after latching onto the chasing group on the descent and then coming three seconds shy of catching Mohoric with his attack.

"It is a bittersweet podium," Canola said. "Probably if I had started to chase Matej Mohoric a few hundreds meters before without hesitating, I could have played for the victory. I almost caught him - he was only a few meters in front of me. Bahrain-Merida also played their cards very well, so congratulations to the winner.

"It is a very important podium for me and for my team in Italy, with all the team we have been working very well, with Santaromita and Bagioli also making a great final. Now I can look forward to Tirreno-Adriatico and most of all to Milan-San Remo and Amstel Gold Race, which are very important race for me and for the team."

Full Results

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Rider Name (Country) Team

Result

1

Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida

4:39:23

2

Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

0:00:03

3

Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

0:00:11

4

Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan

5

Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

6

Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida

7

Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy

8

Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott

9

Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

10

German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896

11

Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan

12

Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

13

Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

14

Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

15

Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

16

Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice

17

Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team

18

Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

19

Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

20

Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe

21

Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

22

Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin

23

Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF

24

Jaime Roson (Spa) Movistar Team

25

Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

26

Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida

0:00:15

27

Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

0:00:21

28

Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott

0:00:52

29

Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

0:01:14

30

Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega

31

Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

32

Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF

33

Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-Alpecin

0:01:18

34

Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy

35

Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega

36

Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team

37

David Lozano (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk

38

José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team

39

Kanstantsin Suitsou (Blr) Bahrain-Merida

40

Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

0:01:21

41

Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

0:01:24

42

Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF

0:01:31

43

Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec

44

Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida

0:01:37

45

Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis - Vega

0:01:39

46

Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe

0:01:46

47

Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy

48

Davide Gabburo (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir

49

Steve Morabito (Swi) Groupama-FDJ

50

Julien Mortier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

0:02:01

51

Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

0:02:08

52

Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

53

Enrico Logica (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

0:03:08

54

Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF

0:03:54

55

Nikolai Cherkasov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

56

Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott

57

Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott

58

Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

59

José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin

60

Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

61

Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

62

Awet Andemeskel (Eri) Israel Cycling Academy

63

Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team

0:05:32

64

Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team

65

Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe

66

Paolo Baccio (Ita) Italy

0:05:51

67

Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice

68

Carlos Verona (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott

69

Filippo Rocchetti (Ita) Italy

70

Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

0:08:04

71

Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

72

Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

73

Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy

74

Rob Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott

75

Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

76

Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe

0:08:12

77

Mathias De Witte (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan

0:08:19

78

Marco Murgano (Ita) Italy

79

Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

80

Michel Piccot (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

81

Andrea Garosio (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

82

Ettore Carlini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

83

Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

84

Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

85

Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

86

Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida

87

Federico Zurlo (Ita) Mstina Focus

88

Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

89

Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin

90

Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice

0:10:32

91

Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Italy

92

Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan

93

Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice

94

Alessandro Monaco (Ita) Italy

95

Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk

0:10:59

96

Matteo Draperi (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis - Vega

97

Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan

0:11:16

98

Enrico Salvador (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

99

Alberto Amici (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

100

Kamil Malecki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice

101

Lorenzo Delcó (Swi) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

102

Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy

103

Julien Stassen (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

104

Andrea Cacciotti (Ita) Italy

105

Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy

106

Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe

107

Logan Owen (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

108

Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice

109

Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF

110

Kim Magnusson (Swe) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

111

Niccolo' Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega

112

Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Mstina Focus

113

Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

114

Jérémy Roy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

115

Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

116

Thomas Deruette (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

0:11:38

117

Christofer Jurado Lopez (Pan) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896

0:12:38

118

Floryan Arnoult (Fra) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896

DNF

Svein Tuft (Can) Mitchelton-Scott

DNF

Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) Groupama-FDJ

DNF

Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

DNF

Nuno Matos (Por) Movistar Team

DNF

Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe

DNF

Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe

DNF

Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin

DNF

Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin

DNF

Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin

DNF

Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida

DNF

Julian Cardona Tabares (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

DNF

Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF

DNF

Daniel Savini (Ita) Bardiani CSF

DNF

Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

DNF

Stepan Kuriyanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

DNF

Aleksei Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo

DNF

Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini

DNF

Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk

DNF

Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk

DNF

Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk

DNF

Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk

DNF

Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk

DNF

Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

DNF

Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

DNF

Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

DNF

David Tanner (Aus) Veranda's Willems Crelan

DNF

Luca Colnaghi (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega

DNF

Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega

DNF

Francesco Bettini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

DNF

Edoardo Corridori (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

DNF

Emanuele Onesti (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

DNF

Angelo Raffaele (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

DNF

Angelo Vitiello (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord

DNF

Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896

DNF

Fabio Mazzucco (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896

DNF

Filippo Zana (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896

DNF

Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Mstina Focus

DNF

Emil Dima (Rom) Mstina Focus

DNF

Vlad-Nicolae Dobre (Rom) Mstina Focus

DNF

Mattia Marcelli (Ita) Mstina Focus

DNF

Raul-Antonio Sinza (Rom) Mstina Focus

DNF

Andrea Zanardini (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

DNF

Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo

DNS

Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ

DNS

Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

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